1.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
; 30(10): 1024-6, 2009 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19719412
Subject(s)
Bacteremia/prevention & control , Catheter-Related Infections/prevention & control , Catheterization, Central Venous/adverse effects , Catheterization, Peripheral/statistics & numerical data , Hospitals, Pediatric/statistics & numerical data , Adolescent , Bacteremia/epidemiology , Brazil/epidemiology , Catheter-Related Infections/epidemiology , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Male , Multivariate Analysis
2.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
; 28(5): 622-4, 2007 May.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17464929
ABSTRACT
We assessed the quality of hand hygiene among healthcare workers at a pediatrics hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Hand hygiene was performed in 491 (34%) of 1,455 opportunities. Of these hand hygiene events, correct performance was observed in only 173 (35%). Multivariate analysis revealed that correct performance of hand hygiene was associated with the use of an alcohol-based product and a lack of jewelry (for all events) and employment in an infirmary with a comparatively higher ratio of nurses to patients (for events involving nurses).